ARMOUR AND SHIELDS - Achaea Online Help

13.5 ARMOUR AND SHIELDS

(For the House of the Vashnarian Shield, please see HELP HOUSE SHIELD.)
Normal armour is something you wear that protects you from both types of
physical damage (cutting and blunt).
The basic types of armour in Achaea, aside from shields, are, in ascending
order of effectiveness, with the best armour a class may wear listed:
Armour type Classes (best armour wearable)
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None DragonClothMagiLeatherMonks, Bards
Ringmail Alchemists, Apostates, Blademasters
Scalemail Serpents, Jesters, Shamans, Occultists, Depthswalkers
Chainmail Druids, Sentinels, Sylvans, Classless
Splintmail Priests
Field plate Paladins, Infernals, Runewardens
Full plate Paladins, Infernals, Runewardens
NOTE: the classes are listed next to the BEST armour they may wear. They may
wear any lesser armour if desired, or none whatsoever.
The types of shields available in Achaea are, in ascending order of
effectiveness, and with the best type of shield a class may wield listed:
Shield type Classes which may wield them
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None Dragon, Magi, Monks, Blademasters
Buckler Serpents, Sylvans, Bards, Classless+
Cavalry Alchemists, Occultists, Apostates, Shamans,
Depthswalkers, Classless+
Banded Jesters
Kite Priests, Druids, Sentinels
Tower Runewardens, Infernals, Paladins
+ Those who have no class may wield Buckler and Cavalry shields.
* The artefact shield of absorption may be wielded by everyone except
blademasters.
Armour Statistics
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Non-magical armour and shields have two armour-specific statistics: protection
vs. cutting damage and protection vs. blunt damage. The WEAPONPROBE ability in
the Weaponryskill will allow you to see these statistics on a piece of armour
or on a shield.
(See also: HELP ARTEFACT ARMOUR)